Maurice Quinlivan
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Maurice Quinlivan TD |
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| Teachta Dála | |
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Assumed office February 2016 |
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| Constituency | Limerick City |
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23 November 1967 Ballynanty, Limerick, Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Political party | Sinn Féin |
| Spouse(s) | Sue Quinlivan |
| Alma mater | Limerick Institute of Technology |
Maurice Quinlivan (born 23 November 1967) is an Irish Sinn Féin politician and a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Limerick City constituency, upon being elected at the 2016 general election.
He gained prominence for being libelled by Willie O'Dea while O'Dea was Defence Minister.
He was born in Ballynanty and resides in nearby Stenson Park, Limerick with his wife. His brother Nessan Quinlivan, was a former Provisional IRA volunteer. He has 3 other siblings: older sisters Siobhán and Eimear, and younger sister Clíona.
He previously ran unsuccessfully as a Sinn Féin candidate at the 2004 local elections for Limerick City Council and for Limerick East at the 2007 general election. He was elected to Limerick City Council in 2009.
During the 2009 local election campaign Willie O'Dea gave an interview to the Limerick Leader. In response to criticism about the use of Department of Defence resources for constituency work, O'Dea attacked Quinlivan and claimed that Quinlivan was running a brothel.
Quinlivan responded by launching a High Court defamation challenge against O'Dea. As part of his defence O'Dea swore under oath an affidavit that he had not made this remark. He was forced to retract his denial after the release of a recording of the conversation in which the allegations were made by O'Dea. The case was subsequently settled out of court with O'Dea paying an undisclosed sum in damages and apologising for the remarks. However O'Dea was forced to resign as Minister for Defence over accusations that he had committed perjury.
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